Miracle of Virgin Mary ‘smiling’

PETALING JAYA: Hundreds of believers attended mass and prayer sessions at the St Thomas More Church in Subang Jaya today to witness the "miracle" statue of the Virgin Mary that grew taller, smiled and shed tears.
In a video shared in social media, a parishioner addressed the congregation claiming to have witnessed the "miracle" and began singing hymns.
The statue of Virgin Mary, purchased from Vietnam earlier this month, had reportedly grown 7.2cm taller when it was blessed on Oct 7.
A parishioner, who did not wish to be identified, said she did not witness it but heard parish priest Fr Raymond Pereira and a few other witnesses giving testimony on the incident.
Fr Raymond was unavailable for comment on the matter.
However, the incident cannot be officially declared as a miracle pending the approval from the Vatican after going through a tedious process of reviewing and investigations.
Similarly, the Vatican is yet to provide a ruling on the claimed apparition of Virgin Mary on a window glass pane at the Sime Darby Medical Centre, Subang Jaya, in November 2013, which also inspired hundreds of people, including those from other faiths to see the glass pane.